Beta as used in finance, investing, and stock trading refers to the risk exposure of a specified financial asset in relation to the overall market, otherwise referred to as systematic risk.
Equity financing is when a company seeks external funding from investors through the issue of shares, normally in the form of common stocks.
The relationship between interest rates and inflation is inversely related, meaning that when one goes up the other goes down, and vice versa.
From the lender’s side, interest rate is the percentage compensation received from offering a loan service. From the borrower’s side, interest rate is the percentage cost paid to acquire a loan service.
The S&P 500, or simply the S&P, is an index comprising the top 500 public companies listed and traded in multiple stock exchanges in the United States of America.